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Android tablets are available for around 60% of the cost of their iPad competitors while providing 95% of the functionality.

What Android tablets? Do you have the model names and prices? The Samsung Galaxy Tab (7 inch) is smaller than the iPad and retails for $749.00. You can shop around and probably get $100.00 off that price. Does it have 95% of the functionality of the iPad? Nope.

The iPad starts at $499.00.

I get the sense that iPad is being compared to vaporware specs as far as Android tablets are concerned. I’ve yet to see one in the wild.

What Android tablets?

http://www.axleration.com/apple-ipad-vs-samsung-galaxy-tab-vs-viewsonic-g-tablet-vs-dell-streak/ I received a Viewsonic Gtablet for Christmas. $359. It has a MicroSD slot, so I ended up with a 32gig tablet for $409. The Apple competition, at the time was priced at $699. Yes, these android tablets are copycats. However they are darn good ones and in many cases offer something the iPad does not -- expandable memory. Personally, I don't want Apple to go away. I like Snow Leopard, and the iPod touch a lot. However there are some areas in which Apple needs to tweak the lineup a bit. People will pay a premium for a premium product, but there's a limit to what that premium is.